Long-range weather maps show exact date 20C Indian summer to scorch Britain

The UK could be hit by a 20C scorcher as the long-range suggest an Indian summer is on course to blast the country.

The weather maps from WXCharts turn yellow on October 7 with areas in the south set to experience temperatures way above the average for that time of year

The bright yellow maps come amid the of heavy rain and floods. The has issued with severe flooding causing travel chaos.

due to the extreme weather conditions.

However, the latest maps suggest areas around London and Birmingham could see temperatures soar to a high of 20C on October 7.

Several other major UK cities, such as Manchester, Southampton, and Cardiff, could see mercury levels hovering between 16-17C.

The settled weather conditions could spread across the northern parts of the country as well, with areas like Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen, and Wick witnessing double-digit temperatures.

The ‘s long-range weather forecast from October 20 reads: “Long-range weather forecast models continue to show very similar synoptic conditions into the second week of October.

“Given this trend, we can continue to expect rather changeable and windy conditions, albeit with some drier and quieter spells in between. Nevertheless, temperatures could remain slightly higher than average with a brisk southwest-to-westerly flow.

“There are indications that a high-pressure ridge from south-west or western continental Europe could attempt to extend into the UK later in the week. The latter conditions are consistent with the developing trend of warmer and calmer weather.

“By the third week of October, there is some consensus among weather models that the high pressure could extend over parts of the UK or into the eastern North Atlantic.

“Temperatures could be at least slightly above average across much of the UK, with the slightly drier and calmer conditions developing or continuing.